Ministry of Higher Education and Highways (Sri Lanka)

Ministry of Higher Education and Highways

Ministry overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters	18 Ward Place, Colombo 6°54′59.30″N 79°52′01.50″E / 6.9164722°N 79.8670833°E / 6.9164722; 79.8670833Coordinates: 6°54′59.30″N 79°52′01.50″E / 6.9164722°N 79.8670833°E / 6.9164722; 79.8670833
Annual budget	Rs. 31 billion (2016, recurrent) Rs. 143 billion (2016, capital)
Minister responsible	Lakshman Kiriella, Minister of Higher Education and Highways
Deputy Ministers responsible	Mohan Lal Grero, State Minister of Higher Education Dilan Perera, State Minister of Highways
Ministry executive	D. C. Dissanayake, Secretary
Child agencies	Road Development Authority Road Maintenance Trust Fund University Grants Commission
Website	mohe.gov.lk

The Ministry of Higher Education and Highways is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for higher education and highways. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on higher education and highways and other subjects which come under its purview. The current Minister of Higher Education and Highways, State Minister of Higher Education and State Minister of Highways are Lakshman Kiriella, Mohan Lal Grero and Dilan Perera respectively. The ministry's secretary is D. C. Dissanayake.

The Minister of Higher Education and Highways is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

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